[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000) › 3.125 # 虛堂和尚語錄 3.125 虛堂和尚語錄 3.125 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.125) 上堂：「佛法在正，不在乎盛，在正則鬼神莫測其由，在盛則鬼神能妬其福。五峯固是不屬其間，因甚終日區區地？」擊拂子：「霜葦岸頭雙屬玉，一聲清響忽驚飛。」 > Ascending the hall: "The Buddha Dharma lies in rectitude, not in flourishing. In rectitude, ghosts and spirits cannot fathom its cause; in flourishing, ghosts and spirits can envy its fortune. The Five Peaks certainly do not belong among them; why then are they toiling diligently all day long?" Striking his whisk, he said: "A pair of egrets on the frosty reed-lined bank; / at a single clear sound, they are suddenly startled into flight." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.124) - [Next: 3.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.126) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.125) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.125) · Pramāṇa